Braves Begin Three-Game Homestand against Jaguars
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Braves Begin Three-Game Homestand against Jaguars

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LORMAN, Miss. – With a 6-2 record at home this season, the Alcorn State University men's basketball program returns to the Davey L. Whitney Complex to host Southern at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
 
The Braves (6-14, 2-6 SWAC) have outscored the opposition 627-481 on their home court this year. In their last home weekend, they defeated Mississippi Valley State 63-57 and Arkansas-Pine Bluff 74-69.
 
Alcorn is 5-2 against Southern (3-18, 2-6 SWAC) under Alcorn head coach Montez Robinson, who is in his fourth season. The most notable match-up came in the semifinals of the 2017 SWAC Championships when the Braves won 81-59.
 
The Braves currently rank second in the SWAC in assists (12.7 apg), steals (8.3 spg), free throw percentage (.673) and scoring defense (70.2 ppg). Individually, junior Maurice Howard leads the league in three-point percentage (.393) and three-pointers made per game (3.1).
 
Howard averages a team-high 13.2 points per game. In addition to his three-point shooting, he ranks second in the conference in minutes (35.0 mpg) and fourth in assists (3.7 apg). Last weekend at Alabama State and Alabama A&M he played all 80 minutes. Howard is shooting .966 (28-29) from the free throw line.
 
In conference games, sophomore Troymain Crosby is averaging team-highs of 13.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per outing. He won SWAC Player of the Week on Jan. 22 after averaging 17.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists in wins over MVSU and UAPB.  In a win over Champion Christian on Dec. 8, 2018, Crosby registered the second triple-double in school history with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
 
Junior Deshaw Andrews averages in double-figures with 10.2 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. He tallied back-to-back 20-plus outings with 21 points and 10 rebounds against Savannah State, and a career-high 26 points and seven rebounds at Mississippi State.
 
The Braves are 6-0 (2-0 SWAC) this year when they outscore the opposition in points in the paint.
 
Southern and Alcorn have mirrored results this year. They've beaten and fallen to the same teams in conference. The Jaguars topped UAPB 69-67 (OT) and MVSU 80-56 at home.
 
Southern ranks second in the league in both field goal percentage (.439) and three-point percentage (.343). Eddie Reese scores 13.2 points per game and shoots .380 from long-range. Sidney Umude and Jayden Saddler also scored in double-figures with 12.2 and 10.1 points per game, respectively.
 
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